He LGTBQ Pride month in Rome, which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary, has never had an outstanding program compared to other European cities. Although it has been gaining weight in recent years, this year the claim, unintentionally, of the Pope Francisco can draw attention to this aspect. And one of the mottos of the 2024 parade, held on June 15, was “There is too much faggot in this pride” carried by a man dressed in white with a white cassock who echoed one of the controversies. of the last few weeks.
A parade through the center
The controversy surrounding the use of the word has been picked up by protesters as documented by NCR’s Vatican correspondent, Christopher White. Around a million people participated in the parade that started, as usual, from Piazza della Repubblica, far from the Vatican. There this bearer who It also came with the pride flag and a rainbow crucifix They took photos with whoever they wanted while they questioned whether the Pope had used a derogatory word towards homosexuals.
Among the comments, many defended that Francis did not know the vulgar use of the word, echoing the Vatican’s response that “The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms.”For other attendees, Pride was the moment to denounce the hypocrisy of the Church regarding homosexual relationships. In a more festive tone, another poster read: “Today Rome is a river of faggot, not only in its seminars”; or in another the Declaration ‘Fiducia supplicans’ was alluded to in a crude tone: “I bless this faggot.” Another couple carried a life-size image of the Pope and a note telling him that he is welcome to their parish.
